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Architect of the Year
Entry Criteria
Open to an individual or any size of practice.
This award will celebrate a professional architect or architectural technologist that has used timber as a successful and defining material within a completed building in the UK.
Emphasis will be given to the technical and creative reasons why timber technology or particular system was specified – CLT, glulam, LVL, SIPS, timber frame – and how this was communicated within the supply chain, project team and delivered in the final concept.
Particular note will be given to the use of digital construction techniques, integrating the principles of circular design and futureproofing – design for deconstruction – imagination, biomimicry and creative ways to problem solve, use offsite methods and use of innovative architecture to inspire building design, within a framework of budget, project deliverability and timescale.
Entry Questions:
1. Describe the reasons behind the specification of timber as a central design/ structural concept and why it was chosen when compared to competing materials.
2. Outline how the individual or practice has used timber creatively to express a clear resolved final project where the design elements have contributed to achieving maximum project benefits for the client and met the end users’ expectations on an aesthetic level.
3. How have you employed circular economy principles, measured carbon and quantified environmental impact, waste reduction, biomimicry etc through the use of timber design. Please highlight use of PEFC/FSC and certified material where appropriate.
4. How have you used digital construction tools/BIM/AI and AR/VR etc to influence your timber design, innovations, provide improvements to deliver the best outcome or enhance project benefits?
5. Give FIVE key reasons why your work is exceptional, challenged design norms and should be considered as the best example this year. Can it be seen as a future example for others to follow, e.g. distinct and memorable design, delivering a landmark building, meeting client demands and expectations, employing circular economy principles, overcoming unusual site requirements.
